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Dan Mangan, Mercury Lounge Ottawa

Published on June 12, 2008 in Festivals, Interview, Live Music and Live Review. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Tuesday June 10th was Dan Mangan’s second time around at the Mercury Lounge last Tuesday. For the Merc to be close to capacity on a Tuesday night, this show had to be more “than your average going out to encourage a friend and his band” performance.

Said the Whale warmed up the crowd and then it was time for Dan. Joined by friends John Walsh on stand up bass and Andrew McCormack on drums, playing songs from the album “ postcards and daydreaming. They gave me the chills more than once. Dan’s voice is like a beautiful black hole that you just want to fall a sleep in with a smile and dream about his songs. He had the hole crown smiling.

My musical background is mostly electronic but when the music is good I can recognize it. He has such a simplistic approach to music. All he needs is himself and a guitar to deliver beautiful music. Check out this interview and live performance to see for yourself.

He will be playing more shows this summer, so here are some dates and other artists that he will be performing with.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
14 Jun 2008 22:00 Savannah Room (NXNE) Toronto, Ontario
25 Jun 2008 20:00 Vancouver Jazz Festival @ The Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
30 Jul 2008 19:00 The Living Room NYC, New York

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Mathieu Coates

Ride the Wave with Said the Whale |Vancouver|

Published on June 12, 2008 in Festivals, Live Music and Live Review. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

A nice easy going vibe from Vancouver made it self heard when Said The Whale dropped in the Mercury Lounge Ottawa Tuesday, June 10th. Delivering a clean and truthful set of songs from there new album “Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia”, and some even newer unreleased stuff that I loved even more!

With all the thousands of bands taking part of the web community, Youtube.ca invited Said the Whales to there launch party last November.

Said the Whale are presently on a cross Canada tour. They will be playing with an amazing list of artists including; Hey Ocean, Dan Mangan, Matthew Barber, Lotus Child and The Hermit. Check your city to catch one of their shows, you should definitely hit it! S.T.W also have some slick T-shirts, I got my self one.

As a bonus, I’ve included a clip of their show at the Merc and an unbelieveable experience that happened outside just after their show.In this video a local Ottawa ByWard Market vagabond, was so moved by the name of the band “SAID THE WHALE”, that he reached deep into his bag to show the band members that he had a “SAVE THE WHALES” pin! In actuality it was a “SAID THE WHALE” tour pin from Vancouver.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
June 5th, 2008 Vancouver, BC | Biltmore **CD RELEASE SHOW!!** w/ Lotus Child and Maurice
June 13th, 2008 Windsor, ON | Phog Lounge
June 14th, 2008 Toronto, ON | NXNE @ The Rivoli w/ Matthew Barber
June 15th, 2008 Hamilton, ON | Casbah
June 17th, 2008 Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Loplop’s w/ Hey Ocean
June 18th, 2008 Thunder Bay, ON | Jack’s w/ Hey Ocean
June 19th, 2008 Winnipeg, MB | The Lo Pub w/ Hey Ocean
June 20th, 2008 Regina, SK | The Exchange w/ Hey Ocean
June 21st, 2008 Lethbridge, AB | The Slice
June 22nd, 2008 Calgary, AB | VIRGIN FESTIVAL
June 25th, 2008 Canmore, AB | Canmore Hotel w/ Hey Ocean
June 26th, 2008 Golden, BC | Roadhouse Tavern w/ Hey Ocean
June 27th, 2008 Kelowna, BC | Doc Willoughby’s w/ The Hermit

The NXNE Blog – Day One: Trains, marathon walking, and beer

Published on June 11, 2008 in Blog, Event, Festivals and Uncategorized. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Bambi – Tired, traveled, and mid-hydration

Bambi here — your fearless blogger — braving the wilds of a downtown hotel’s tv lounge to bring you this post.

I have arrived! Left on the train to Toronto at 8:30am, settled in to the nearly bare train with my laptop and headphones and schemed and scheduled all the great interviews, live show reviews, and networking I’m going to be doing for the next four days. The week’s going to be packed full of things to do and see and hear!

When I arrive, I hailed a cab and drove twenty minutes to my lodgings — a $10 cab ride! I’m amazed by that… in Ottawa that would have been at least $30. Dropped my stuff off in my room and ventured back out on the town to check out the venues and to time how long it took me to get from one to the next. It was a lot of walking but was totally doable. Not many other cities can boast scenes like Toronto can!

I ended Day One with a cold beer with friends and a tour via car of the venues I hadn’t yet located in my treasure hunt.

Day Two begins at… 2am! Yep, that’s right! I’ll be back out again at 2am to see White Cowbell Oklahoma at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern! Though not Canadian (though many members are), they’re rocking the kickoff NXNE show and I absolutely love these guys, so I’ll be there front row centre – will you?

Stay tuned for more blog updates, live reviews, video interviews, podcasts, and tonnes more. And be sure to keep up to date with our Flickr feed, too!

TransCanadaRadio heads to North By North East (NXNE)!

Published on June 6, 2008 in About Trans Canada Radio, Festivals and Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

That’s right, Toronto! We’re comin’ to getcha!

TransCanadaRadio’s Bambi and Doug will be at NXNE next week!  We’ll be sitting down with a bunch of artists like Bonjay, The Elastocitizens, Dan Mangan, God Made Me Funky, and tons more so stay tuned to TransCanadaRadio.com for exclusive coverage of the NXNE music and film festival and conference!

Are YOU going to NXNE? Leave a comment and let us know.  Or, better yet – don’t be shy! Look for our pretty faces (and, of course, the rockin’ TCR robot) and be sure to say hi!

Bambi feat. Bambi On A Stick

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TCR Doug

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Podcast: The New Indie features artists from NXNE

Published on June 6, 2008 in Festivals, New Release and Podcast. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

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Just in time for NXNE, The New Indie (presented by Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association (CIRAA)) has put out themed podcasts in the same vein as the festival itself.

Taken from: http://www.thenewindie.com

“The New Indie – Making a living making music” is a collection of interviews with members of the music industry touching on every aspect of the new realities facing Canada’s independent recording artits. The music industry landscape is evolving very rapidly as a result of the internet revolution and other factors. The old star system is burning out, but simultaneously, there is a DIY system emerging for new artists, one we call The New Indie. Today’s artists must be in tune with these changes if Canada is to produce a healthy music industry for the next generation.

The following podcast episode, presented by the Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association, is of The New Indie, Volume 1 (click here for track listing/credits):

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More episodes of the podcast will be available right here on TransCanadaRadio.com as soon as they come out!

Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for:
“Labels” podcast and download release date: June 10th
“Management” podcast and download release date: June 24th
“Publishing” podcast and download release date: July 8th

The Best of NXNE: Julie Doiron

Published on June 6, 2008 in Featured, Labels, Live Music and Spoken Word. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .


(Above player features 5 tracks including: “No More”, “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard” (a Paul Simon cover), “Snow Falls In November”, “Too Much”, and “Dark Horse.” Julie’s albums can be purchased through her website.)

Julie Doiron has been one of my favourite Canadian musicians for at least 15 years now. “The Best Thing For Me” is still on every mp3 playlist I ever create. She’s got a very unique voice and I’m super excited to see her play at NXNE next week! This will be the first time I’ve ever seen her perform live – I’ll be sure to give a full report on my girlish-glee filled experience.

Julie Doiron began her career in music in 1990 at the age of 18 in Moncton, New Brunswick playing bass in Eric’s Trip, (name from a Sonic Youth song title) a folky yet psychedelic band that was to become the undisputed underground darling of Canadian Music. Eric’s trip were the first of many maritime Canadians signed to Sub Pop and found international recognition releasing several albums and touring widely. Following 1996’s Purple Blue, Eric’s Trip announced their break-up.
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